Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Ann Caladrino's daughter is back from Moldova. The following was written by Ann.
Family and Friends,
The Velleuer Family is home safe in Chicago.
Pictures are at http://jesseshieldsfamily.myphotoalbum.com/
(In case you want to add pictures, Username: jesseshieldsfamily Password: oldjake)
As you can see from the pictures the ladies were unable to wear pants – it would just not be acceptable to the people there.
Also attached is Holly’s condensed , yes condensed, report on her family’s trip to Moldova.* Thanks for your prayers during that time. They did 10 concerts in 12 days and 5 children’s day camps , with music, crafts and games, – sharing the love of Jesus at every opportunity.
Rachel did very very well during the whole trip. The only tragedy was that Holly’s video camera was left on the plane so they did not get any video of the trip – pictures only.
Ann
Note to Shields Family – one of Frances Murphy’s daughter-in-laws is from Moldova. Also Frances has spent some time there.
Lyndall: the report was 6 pages, if you want a copy email me and I send it to you. redshields@joimail.com
Family and Friends,
The Velleuer Family is home safe in Chicago.
Pictures are at http://jesseshieldsfamily.myphotoalbum.com/
(In case you want to add pictures, Username: jesseshieldsfamily Password: oldjake)
As you can see from the pictures the ladies were unable to wear pants – it would just not be acceptable to the people there.
Also attached is Holly’s condensed , yes condensed, report on her family’s trip to Moldova.* Thanks for your prayers during that time. They did 10 concerts in 12 days and 5 children’s day camps , with music, crafts and games, – sharing the love of Jesus at every opportunity.
Rachel did very very well during the whole trip. The only tragedy was that Holly’s video camera was left on the plane so they did not get any video of the trip – pictures only.
Ann
Note to Shields Family – one of Frances Murphy’s daughter-in-laws is from Moldova. Also Frances has spent some time there.
Lyndall: the report was 6 pages, if you want a copy email me and I send it to you. redshields@joimail.com
Sunday, September 28, 2008
This Is Lyndall Shields. I am am adding these two entries in case some one out there is checking the Blog but not getting the email updates we have been sending out.
First is about Carl Shields (Uncle Alvin's oldest). Some time ago, while he was forgetting his age again, he jumped off the bed of a truck and hurt his foot. After trying to just tough it out for a while he went to the Dr. First it was diagnosed as broken bones, then blood clots (this entailed a trip to the emergency room), then the VA said it was bone deterioration and surgery wouldn't help. He finally got an appointment with a Podiatrist that must be tied with the VA and she confirmed that he does indeed have three broken bones that have not healed and as he walks they are rubbing against one another and becoming irritated. She started trying to get a date for surgery and also sent him to test his blood circulation (due to his diabetes) in case it was so poor in his feet that it wouldn't allow everything to heal right after the surgery. He has been wearing a boot/brace and using a walker to get around.
Latest update:The circulation in Carl's foot looks fine. Next step is seeing the podiatrist again and then 1-2 trips to Dallas to have a frame made. After the surgery, she will put the frame on and he will wear it for about 6 months. The surgery requires pins,etc that will limit his foot movement. Carl will only be able to move his foot back and forth.
The Doctor is trying to shuffle things around with the other surgeon. The biggest problem is there is only 2 podiatrists at the VA hospital and they (docs) are only given 1 day a week to do surgery. They are hoping for mid October.
The next news is about Ann Calandrino (Elzie's daughter) concerning her daughter Missy. I am going to paste the messages as we received them:
8-23-08 - Please pray for Missy Morelli as she suffered a miscarriage. She has a high fever and other complications and is in intensive care at the North Kansas City Hospital.
8-23 10:00 that night - Missy is very ill and still in cardiac intensive care. The infection that she has is a mystery to her doctors and they are fighting it in every way that they can. Extremely low blood pressure, heart issues, infection and possible kidney problems are the issues they will be dealing with through out the night tonight. This infection is the reason for the baby's death (at 12 weeks). Per her Doctor and Dr Myers, this does not usually happen to a baby that is so far along.
8-25 - Every night in the hospital Missy has been plagued with lack of sleep and drug induced visions of scary and/or annoying things when she closes her eyes to sleep. Last night she begged God to take those away and let her sleep - after that she said a deep red velvet curtain (the color of Jesus' blood) was pulled across the vision in her mind and she soon fell asleep.
All through the night, the nurse continued to reduce her blood pressure medication until by 6 am she was maintaining good blood pressure on her own. She then maintained that pressure all through out the day and is being promised to be taken out of the ICU tomorrow morning.
All through the morning, Dr. after Dr. paraded through her room with comments like "Well, do you want the GOOD news or the GOOD news?" All systems are on their way to recovery and so far no apparent damage has been detected.
As the doctors were coming through, giving us the good news, each one took a moment to remind us what a serious condition Missy has survived. She has a few more days in the hospital (probably), but at least not in the ICU and then 3 weeks of extreme weakness after she returns home.
First is about Carl Shields (Uncle Alvin's oldest). Some time ago, while he was forgetting his age again, he jumped off the bed of a truck and hurt his foot. After trying to just tough it out for a while he went to the Dr. First it was diagnosed as broken bones, then blood clots (this entailed a trip to the emergency room), then the VA said it was bone deterioration and surgery wouldn't help. He finally got an appointment with a Podiatrist that must be tied with the VA and she confirmed that he does indeed have three broken bones that have not healed and as he walks they are rubbing against one another and becoming irritated. She started trying to get a date for surgery and also sent him to test his blood circulation (due to his diabetes) in case it was so poor in his feet that it wouldn't allow everything to heal right after the surgery. He has been wearing a boot/brace and using a walker to get around.
Latest update:The circulation in Carl's foot looks fine. Next step is seeing the podiatrist again and then 1-2 trips to Dallas to have a frame made. After the surgery, she will put the frame on and he will wear it for about 6 months. The surgery requires pins,etc that will limit his foot movement. Carl will only be able to move his foot back and forth.
The Doctor is trying to shuffle things around with the other surgeon. The biggest problem is there is only 2 podiatrists at the VA hospital and they (docs) are only given 1 day a week to do surgery. They are hoping for mid October.
The next news is about Ann Calandrino (Elzie's daughter) concerning her daughter Missy. I am going to paste the messages as we received them:
8-23-08 - Please pray for Missy Morelli as she suffered a miscarriage. She has a high fever and other complications and is in intensive care at the North Kansas City Hospital.
8-23 10:00 that night - Missy is very ill and still in cardiac intensive care. The infection that she has is a mystery to her doctors and they are fighting it in every way that they can. Extremely low blood pressure, heart issues, infection and possible kidney problems are the issues they will be dealing with through out the night tonight. This infection is the reason for the baby's death (at 12 weeks). Per her Doctor and Dr Myers, this does not usually happen to a baby that is so far along.
8-25 - Every night in the hospital Missy has been plagued with lack of sleep and drug induced visions of scary and/or annoying things when she closes her eyes to sleep. Last night she begged God to take those away and let her sleep - after that she said a deep red velvet curtain (the color of Jesus' blood) was pulled across the vision in her mind and she soon fell asleep.
All through the night, the nurse continued to reduce her blood pressure medication until by 6 am she was maintaining good blood pressure on her own. She then maintained that pressure all through out the day and is being promised to be taken out of the ICU tomorrow morning.
All through the morning, Dr. after Dr. paraded through her room with comments like "Well, do you want the GOOD news or the GOOD news?" All systems are on their way to recovery and so far no apparent damage has been detected.
As the doctors were coming through, giving us the good news, each one took a moment to remind us what a serious condition Missy has survived. She has a few more days in the hospital (probably), but at least not in the ICU and then 3 weeks of extreme weakness after she returns home.
Monday, September 08, 2008
This is from Aunt Inez.
Hello All:
I don't have a computer but Lyndall wanted me to write and he would send me copies of ones that he received too, so now I'm anxious to hear from you all. I went to phone a few days ago and going to call Nelda, but before I dialed it rang and there she was.
I can't think of anything of importance that I have done this summer. I was glad David and Jean brought me to the Shields reunion. David took me to Vera's memorial service too. I'm glad that I didn't have to fight Ft. Worth's traffic. It was bad, but it was good that Dwayne Young had made reservation at a hotel near the church and near Highway 35 too. We also was able to use the church where Vera had gone for years, but it's now a different building and a different pastor, but it worked out ok. and we even had lunch served to us.
Rita called to tell me that she was coming after me if David couldn't come. That's the kind of nieces to have. Frances came quite a bit out of her way to pick me up for Juanita's service. That gave us a chance to have a good visit. We also found a wonderful place to eat on Main Street in Bowie. It is an antique store with tables anywhere there is room for any. I saw lots of things that were very familiar but I didn't feel like I had to go back to using them. The manager recommend peach cobbler for desert because he had picked the peaches that morning.
Bye for now,
Inez
Hello All:
I don't have a computer but Lyndall wanted me to write and he would send me copies of ones that he received too, so now I'm anxious to hear from you all. I went to phone a few days ago and going to call Nelda, but before I dialed it rang and there she was.
I can't think of anything of importance that I have done this summer. I was glad David and Jean brought me to the Shields reunion. David took me to Vera's memorial service too. I'm glad that I didn't have to fight Ft. Worth's traffic. It was bad, but it was good that Dwayne Young had made reservation at a hotel near the church and near Highway 35 too. We also was able to use the church where Vera had gone for years, but it's now a different building and a different pastor, but it worked out ok. and we even had lunch served to us.
Rita called to tell me that she was coming after me if David couldn't come. That's the kind of nieces to have. Frances came quite a bit out of her way to pick me up for Juanita's service. That gave us a chance to have a good visit. We also found a wonderful place to eat on Main Street in Bowie. It is an antique store with tables anywhere there is room for any. I saw lots of things that were very familiar but I didn't feel like I had to go back to using them. The manager recommend peach cobbler for desert because he had picked the peaches that morning.
Bye for now,
Inez
